Zion Benton NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Tombstone AJROTC
Zion Benton NJROTC edged out Tombstone AJROTC 1089 to 1071 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, Zion Benton NJROTC is in first place overall and first place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by Halie Creekmore who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Bailey Hoenig, Diana Roman, and Alexia Resendiz. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. After the loss they are in tenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Tombstone AJROTC was led by Xavier Keeling who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Jadan Olson, Abigail Uterhardt, and Cameron Young. Tombstone AJROTC is from Tombstone, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
This coming week Zion Benton NJROTC has a bye week. While Tombstone AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.841801043.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=923
Tombstone AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=942
15 - 21 Oct 2018